Re: Floppy Disk Failure To Read HD Disks

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From: Anthony R. Gold
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 00:00

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In article <3172ae04.15740248@news.demon.co.uk>
           mjf@mad1.demon.co.uk "Mick Farrar" writes:

> I have just recovered a Mitac 3026E Notebook but it has a problem
> reading HD disks.  Has anyone any clues on fixing said beast??

Try formatting in 720k and 1.44M.  If the 720k works and not the 1.44M,
perhaps you don't have a 1.44M drive in there.  Do you have a handbook
with specs?

Regards,
-- 
   Tony - G3SKR / AA2PM                  email: tgold@panix.com
                                                tgold@microvst.demon.co.uk
                                        packet: g3skr@n0ary.#nocal.ca.usa.na

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